Lady&#39;s undergarment



March 20, 1951 M. C. MORIN LADY'S UNDERGARMENT Filed May 19, 1948 Patented Mar. 20, 19 51 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,545,743

LADYS 'UNDERGARMENT Marion 0. Morin, Fairfield, Conn. .Application May 19, 1948,'SerialNo. 28,017

g ,3 Claims. (ope-4s) This invention relates to ladies girdles, corselets; and girdle-likeundergarments. H a r A good many women discard their corselets and girdles in the summer when not wearing,

.stockings, as under-those conditions'they have nothing to keep the garment down in proper place, or to prevent it from sliding up out of position. It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a garment of this type which will be held in position and cannot slide up out of place even when no stockings are being worn.

It is also an object to provide this type of garment which can be worn either with or without stockings, and the -garment will be retained in proper placecomfortably. I

It is a further object to provide a garment of this type which gives greater freedom when the wearer is sitting down or bendingover, and which does not slide up out of position or require to be pulled down after the wearerstraightensup. I

With the foregoing and other objects in view, I have devised the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification. It is, however, to be understood the invention is not limited to the specific details of construction and arrangement shown, but may ,embody Various changes and modifications within the scope of the invention.

In this drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front view showing one form of garment embodying this invention;

Fig. 2 is a back view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a front view showing it applied to a somewhat different type of garment; j I Fig. 4 is a section of the garment substantially .on line 4-4 of'Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a back View ofthe garment ofFig. 3;

Figffiis a front viewof the garment showing fa modification;

Fi s. 7 and 8 'areff o a dba k v ewsre pecively showin anothe mo fica i n; nd.

'Flg. 9 1s a front view show ng another mom fication..

Referring first'to' Figs. 1 and 2, this garment shows a girdle ID in one piece which may be knitted or woven in a continuous piece without seams, or, as shown, has a seam II, in one side,

be normally and is provided with a pair of bands from it on the inner side, so as to pass snugly about the legs of the wearer and through or just 1-2 in'the' form of continuous loops connected to the garment at the outer side but separated helow t e with. s, a hold. h a m n down in position and prevent it from sliding upwardly. These bands-may be woven or knitted as one piece with the garment, or could be-formed as separate pieces and fastened or stitched to the garment, as suggested in some of the other forms shown. The bands may be of somewhat elastic material, or woven of flexible fabric. The width may vary, as found desirable, but ordinarily it is desired it be not less than about an inch and one-half in width. It will be evident that with this construction, even when the gar; ment is worn without stockings and garters suspended from the garment to support these stockings, the garment is held down in place by these bands, with no chance of its sliding up while being worn. However, if desired, garters can,- of course, be suspended from the garment and stockings worn as with an ordinarygarment. In the form of Figs. 3, 4 and 5 a corselet type of garment is shown, involving a lower portion l3 functioning as a girdle and an upper portion l4 functioning as a brassire. In the structure shown, the girdle portion comprises side panels l5 with intermediate front and back panels [5 and l1 between them and stitched to them, as indicated at l8, the front and back panels being extended above the panels 15 and shaped to .provide the brassiere M. The lower ends of the side panels are extended downwardly somewhat further than would normally be the case, as indicated at I 9, and connecting the free edges of the extended portions, both at the front and back, are flexible bands 20 extending at the inner sides of the legs 2| of the wearer through the crotch, the same as in the first form, these bands, together with the extensions IQ of the side panels forming the continuous loops to snugly embrace the legs of the wearer-t0 keep the garment down in position, to prevent it from sliding upwardly, even if it is worn without garters or stockings. In the form' shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the bands 20 are shown as separate strips stitched to the extensions of the side .panels 13, ,or if preferred they could be woven or out integral with these panels, as indicated in Fig. 9, the panels being indicated at I30: and the bands at 20a. In Figs. 3, 4 and 5, garters 22 are shown as being applied to the garment, but it will be understood the garment may be worn either with or without garters and either :with -or without stockings.

1' In Fig. 6 the garment panel construction similar' to that of Figs. 3, 4 and 5 is shown as a girdle only, the brassiere being omitted. This garment therefore comprises the two side panels 23 and an intermediate panel 24 at the front and a similar panel (not shown) at the back located between and joiningthe free edges of the side panels and stitched to them by lines of stitching as shown at 25. In this construction, as in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the side panels are extended as shown at 26, somewhat lower than normal, and below the lower edge 2! of the intermediate-front and back panels, to which extensions-"are" secured the bands 2-3 corresponding to the bands ii. of the other forms, these bands snugly fitting the legs of the wearer and ex.- tending through or just below the crotch to retain the garment in place and prevent lits-"slidv ing upward, the bands and the side panels forming the continuous loops.

In the modification of Figsr'land fi, the icon-'- struction may be the same as any of the forms shown, except that instead of extending th'eside panels indicated at 28, below the lower edges 'ofthe intermediate front :or back panels Eilltand 5 the lower edges of the panels are carried to" substantially the same level, but the lower edges'of the intermediate panels 30 and 3| are cutba'ck or curved upwardly above the lower =edge'sof the side panels, as indicated at 32, :to

give more freedom-and clearance, and thebands fl 'corresponding to the b'ands i2, 20: and ..28, of the other forms, are secured to the'lower end por-tionsof the side panels as indicated by the lines of stitching '34; and form complete loops extending through the crotch or immediately below, snugly embracing and fitting the legs of the-wearer to prevent' the garment sliding up 'out o'f position.

It-will be understood from the above that -in thisgarmentit is cutand fashioned'as a com- -plete garment=and is worn as such, and'the bands, 'orretaining means keep it' inproper position. The securing or holding means is not an at"- tachment put onto-the garment structure; but i's' a'par-t of the garment itself. It will also be clear from the description and drawing that this"ho'lding means can be applied to form a 'part -o'f any of "the various types of girdle or girdle type garment, whether fashioned with or without such other types of garments, such, for example, as brassires. It will also be understood that all forms can be 'used with garters "for supporting stockings, andthese garters may be eitherpermanently or detachably fastened 'to 'the garment, but that in either case, whether worn with or without stockingsandgart'ers; the "garment will be comfortably held and retained inposition and will be held against. sliding up.- wardly out of place. It provides greater freedom with the wearer sitting down or bending over, and does not slide up in these positions so :as to require .that the garment be pulled. down after the wearer straightens up.

.It will be understood thatv in all forms the retaining, bands may be .cut or formed in line piece with the girdle portion of the garment, or they maybe formed as separate elements and-attached to the garment. In the case of stoutpersons these bands, by confining the upper part'of the leg, materially reduce or eliminate -the bulge in the leg where the ordinary garment ends,,which is often noticeabledue to this physical condition, thus producing or giving the desired continuous. appearance or effect. In any case, theig'arment is'held in proper position effectively, without any discomfort to the wearer.

Having thus set forth the nature of my inventi'omfiI claim:

1. A'ladyJ's girdle type undergarment-comprising a girdle portion'including opposite side portions to snugly embrace and fit the hips of the wearer and intermediate portions extending between and joining the side portions for substantially the full length thereof to form the front and back portions of the garment, said side portions including lower end portions extending a shortcdistancebelow the lower, end edges of the intermediateiportionsgaipair of legtbands located immediately below the lower edges of the internmediate portions, each band extending between and attached at its ends to the front and rear inneriupr'ight edges of the lower end portion of oneof theside portions which extends below the 'intermediate'portions and being of substantially ?fihBiSameFWidthBS the amount the side portion extends .below the intermediate portions, and said bandfbrming with theside portion to which it is attached a complete loop to snugly embrace the leg of "the we'arer-bel'ow and adjacent-the crotch to hold the garment from sliding upwardly.

2. Adady s girdle typeundergarmentcomprisinga girdle 'portionincluding opposite side panels to' snugly embrace-andfit the hipsof'the wearer and intermediate front and back panels 1 stitched at, their upright edges to-theed'ges of the side panels and extending between and connecting these panels, the-lower end-'portions'of the side :panels being extended below the lower ends of theintermediatepanels, anda pair o'f-leg'bands located immediately blowthe'lbwer ends of'the intermediate panels and eachband extending between and connectedat'its ends to the front 'and'hrearyedges'of the lower, end portion of a side panel which, 'extendsbel'owthe intermediate panels, said'band being "of substantially' the same width as'the 'extensionto whichit i connected andforming with thisextension a continuous loop to snugly embrace and fit the legof the wearer: andextend 'through the crotch to retain the "garment" in proper p'os'ition 'and' prevent its sliding upward out of thi's'jposition.

3; A ladysgirdle-type undergarment comprising a girdle portion to snugly embrace. and fit the hips ofthe wearer andincluding "opposite side portions and intermediate portions extending between and conn'ecting'the'side'portions'to .form the front and back portions of'the .garment, the "side portionsarranged to fit the hips of the wearer "and each side portion including a lower. end portion extending, a short distance below'thelower ends of the intermediate portions, and a narrow leg bandextending, between and. connected at'its ends to the -frontand rear-lupright edges of each of said'llower iextensionsof the side portions, and, each. bandfforming. with the extension to which it is attacheda complete loop to snugly embrace the leggof the wearer and extend'jthrough the .crotchsto. hold the gaitment in ,place and ,preventit from sliding upwardly out o'f'pos'ition.

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